11:29 AM ET Conor McGregor is still saying he’s retired, but he apparently hasn’t filed the paperwork yet with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that would actually signify his official exit from mixed martial arts. McGregor, the former UFC two-division champion who hasn’t fought since defeating Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January, tweeted on
3:14 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The official state song “Maryland, My Maryland” will not be performed before the Preakness next month because the lyrics are perceived by some to be racist. A spokesperson for Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness, said Friday the tradition of playing the song before the race will
7:00 AM ET As soon as U.S. cyclist Neilson Powless heard the words “You’re going to race in the Tour de France — you’re in” from his team manager, Charly Wegelius, he removed the phone from his ear and looked at it for a solid two minutes, opening and closing his mouth, tears pricking the
2:06 PM ET Racing Point’s Sergio Perez will have a one-place grid drop for Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello as a result of a collision with Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen in Friday practice. The Mexican sent Raikkonen into the gravel after the contact in the day’s second session, bringing out red flags due to
Sep 9, 2020 Sergio Perez has confirmed he will leave Racing Point at the end of the season, paving the way for Sebastian Vettel to join the team set to be renamed Aston Martin in 2021. While Perez was believed to have a watertight contract until 2022, the Mexican driver confirmed on Wednesday night he
9:20 AM ET Jose Mourinho has said Tottenham‘s hectic fixture list is “not human” and that he could be forced to field a youth team in the Carabao Cup to cope with the workload. Spurs start their Premier League campaign with a home clash against Everton on Sept. 13, beginning a hectic period which could
12:05 PM ET Associated Press The slow-burning fight for the Tour de France’s yellow jersey erupted in earnest on the slopes of a once-giant volcano on Friday, with race leader Primoz Roglic using the punishing slopes to grow his overall lead. One of the big losers in the 13th Stage was Egan Bernal, last year’s
1:03 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The NHL on Friday moved its draft up to Oct. 6-7 and set an Oct. 9 start for free agency. The first round of the draft will be Oct. 6, with the New York Rangers on the clock and Alexis Lafreniere the consensus top option for the
11:49 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Former undisputed world middleweight champion Alan Minter has died aged 69. Minter, from Sussex in England, won the WBC-WBA world middleweight titles with a
5:03 PM GMT South African cricket has hit rock bottom after the CSA board and its executive were instructed to step aside by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) following nine months of administrative implosion. In that time, CSA suspended and dismissed a CEO (and other senior officials), saw another CEO and